Apply In-Person:

1. Any person wishing to ascertain whether any pattern of weighing or measuring equipment is suitable for use for trade approach The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) Contact Link
2. Submit the pattern to the Bureau for examination.
3. Pay the fee, if any, as may be prescribed.
4. The Bureau will examine the suitability for use for trade of equipment of that pattern, having regard in particular to the principle, materials and methods used or to be used in its construction.
5. If the Bureau is satisfied that equipment of that pattern is suitable for use for trade, it will issue a certificate of approval of that pattern and cause notice of the approval to be published in the Gazette.
6. The certificate of approval will contain a condition that equipment of the pattern in respect of which that certificate is granted.
7. The pattern must be used for trade in only such place, for only such period or for only such purpose, as is specified in the certificate.
8. Any equipment of a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval has been granted can be marked.
9. A Metrological Report or Certificate on the Pattern from a Metrological authority at the exporting country attesting to the suitability of equipment for use in Trade may be accepted by the Bureau as proof of suitability of that equipment.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.
e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

The Source River Centre
1000 Bacardi Road N.P.,
The Bahamas
Tel: +1 (242) 362-1748-55
Email: info@bbsq.bs
Website Link
Contact Link

Any person wishing to ascertain whether any pattern of weighing or measuring equipment is suitable for use for trade can apply.

Click here to view the fee schedule Link

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

Any equipment of a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval has been granted can be marked legally in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) is a body corporate by virtue of the Standards Act (2006) and the Weights and Measures Act (2006) with reporting relationship to the Ministry of Labour.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

Click on the following link to read the Weight and Measures Act Link